[Z06] LS9 is here!
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Burning Brakes
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I hope they do away with the second "hood". I am referring to all the plastic covering the engine. I hate that stuff. It hides the mechanicals of the engine, which I like to see. I hope they spend a few extra dollars and clean up the appearance. This "second hood" stuff is a trend that has been going on in a lot of cars over the last few years.
My wife's 2006 Hemi Charger RT is a perfect example. You open the hood and what do you see? A gigantic cheap looking piece of silver plastic covering the whole engine. They got it right with the SRT8 version. They junked the plastic and cleaned up and painted the engine. It looks fantastic.
My wife's 2006 Hemi Charger RT is a perfect example. You open the hood and what do you see? A gigantic cheap looking piece of silver plastic covering the whole engine. They got it right with the SRT8 version. They junked the plastic and cleaned up and painted the engine. It looks fantastic.
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I hope they do away with the second "hood". I am referring to all the plastic covering the engine. I hate that stuff. It hides the mechanicals of the engine, which I like to see. I hope they spend a few extra dollars and clean up the appearance. This "second hood" stuff is a trend that has been going on in a lot of cars over the last few years.
Would you believe my fuel rail covers are in my attic, not covering my fuel rails? What is the purpose of covering even the fuel rails and the coils? Function IS beauty! 
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St. Jude Donor '17-'18-'19
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That is awesome.
I love the intercooler.
Interesting TB and it looks like the inlet could be ported already.
Supercharger pulley doesn't look easy to change either.
Is that a 10 rib setup.... I could go on and on looking at those pictures.
Quite the serpentine system for sure
That is awesome.
I love the intercooler.
Interesting TB and it looks like the inlet could be ported already.
Supercharger pulley doesn't look easy to change either.
Is that a 10 rib setup.... I could go on and on looking at those pictures.
Quite the serpentine system for sure
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St. Jude Donor '17-'18-'19
Take that damn cover off. Get some tall polished valve covers, relocate the wires, polish the intercooler as well with some body matched paint for the lettering and that will be bad ***.
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I must admit I am a little confused about what I see. What I initially thought was a centrifugal supercharger could be the power steering pump because I can't see it anywhere else. If what I see is the supercharger, it is not obvious how the air enters and exits the unit. This can't be a Roots-type setup because of the intercooler design and location. Confusing.
OK. Now I get it. It is a Roots-type. The supercharger is hiding UNDER the intercooler. That was unexpected. The thing that some think is a centrifugal supercharger must actually be the power steering pump.
OK. Now I get it. It is a Roots-type. The supercharger is hiding UNDER the intercooler. That was unexpected. The thing that some think is a centrifugal supercharger must actually be the power steering pump.
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Burning Brakes
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From: St. Peters MO
I must admit I am a little confused about what I see. What I initially thought was a centrifugal supercharger could be the power steering pump because I can't see it anywhere else. If what I see is the supercharger, it is not obvious how the air enters and exits the unit. This can't be a Roots-type setup because of the intercooler design and location. Confusing.
OK. Now I get it. It is a Roots-type. The supercharger is hiding UNDER the intercooler. That was unexpected. The thing that some think is a centrifugal supercharger must actually be the power steering pump.
OK. Now I get it. It is a Roots-type. The supercharger is hiding UNDER the intercooler. That was unexpected. The thing that some think is a centrifugal supercharger must actually be the power steering pump.
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from what I can see (and a whole lot of guessing) it looks like a positive displacement blower. the air enters through the front, right next to the pulley then is forced up into the middle of the intercooler, the hot air flows sideways through the bar and plate setup then back down into the cylinder heads. the picture of the intercooler alone is upside down I think. this is just a guess from a kid, so take it for what its worth.
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